Washing-machine drive



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H. D. PAYNE Filed Nov. 26. 1924 2 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR Ha/Sey Pay/7e WITNEssEs;

July 1`7, 1928. 1,677,291

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Patented July 17, rege.

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HALSEY .'D. PAYNE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRICKG MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA. i

WASHING-MACHINE naive..v

Application inea November 26,1924. serial No. 752,332.l

This invention relates to clutches and more particularly to clutches applicable to washing-machine drives.

The object of the invention, generally stated, is'the provision of a clutch that shall be simple Vand eiicient in operation and readily and economically manufactured.

A more specific object ofthe invention is to provide for the connecting and disconnecting of a driving member and a driven member and the locking of the driven member in a predetermined position when the members are disconnected. y

, Another object of the invention is to pro vide for the actuation of the locking means as the clutch is operated.

f Other objects of the invention will, in part, be obvious and in part appear herein after.

The invention accordingly is disclosed in the embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying drawing and comprises the features of construction, C ombination of elements and arrangement of parts that will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the. claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clutch constructed in accordance with this invention. j

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a washing machine, parts being broken away to show the clutch applied to a washing-machine drive.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the upper portion of one of the clutch members, showing an actuating member position.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5' is a det-ail view of one of the links provided for actuating the clutch.

Referring now to the drawing, 10 desig-A nates generally a drive shaft rotatably mounted in a bearing carried by the frame 12 and connected to any prime mover, such as the motor 11. Hereinafter, the shaft 10 will be referred to as the driving member.

As will be observed, a resilient split ring 18, carried by a hub member 14, constitutes The hub 14 is adapted to receive the end'v of thedriving member 10 and may be attached thereto by any suitable means, such, for example as a key 15 and a set screw 16, as shown in Fig. l.

Rotatably mounted on the clutch member B, is a band 19 which constitutes the other clutch member. In order to provide for the engagement of the complementary clutch members, they are provided with friction faces disposed adjacent to one another;v lt will be readily understood that the gripping action'of the clutch members may bev varied by changing the coeflicient of friction or the size of the friction faces.

'With a view to providing for theexpan sion of the clutch member 18ste engage the band 19, a spreader 18 is rotatably disposedV y between its ends. In order to support the spreader 18 in position, a cylindrical projection 21 is provided on its inner end and ex# tended `into'a pocket 20 cut in the inner face of the clutch .member 13. As shown, a washer 2Q,l which sets on the inner wall of the pocket, is mounted on the projection 21 and retained in positionby a Cotter pini23.

The spreader may be of any suitablel construction-and, in this embodiment of the invention, consists ofa block substantiallyelliptical in cross 'section mounted in the manner described to extend parallelto the axis of the split ring.`

A lever arm 17, .carried by the spreader 18, is disposed to ride on a sleeve 24 which is 'rotatably andslidably mounted on the driving member 10. Ags will be noted, the sleeve 24 is shaped to simulate a 'conic frustum so that, as it is moved longitudinally of the shaft, itcooperates with theresilient split ring to oscillate the lever arm 17 about the axis of the spreader 18, to operate the latter. Further, as shown'in' Figs. 1 and 4,

the lever arm, at its point of juncture vwithA Y action of the actuatingmembers.

' is pivotally `In order to provide for the movement of the sleeve 2i longitiidinally of the shaft 10 `to'ope'rate the lever arm 17, Vabell crank 29 mounted ontlie 'frame 12.` As will be noted,A one4 ai'm of the bell cia'nk'is l'iifurcated so that itY may be projected over A tlie Isleeve 24. inwardly extending pins are proyided'in the ends ofthe arms of the biyfurcated portion and they engagefin a circumferentialy groove vprovided in the slee-ve 24. Y

` l When'theclutch is applied 'to awashing y chine drive, the `band I9 isconnected to a tub by means oi' a crank pin 32 Vand rod 31. If thetub. 3() is disposed for Aoscillation about ahori'zo'ntal,aXis,vas shown in Fig. 2, it is desirable to providesoine means-for stopping it and locking it ina vertical position.

The locking ofthe tub in a vertical position may be accomplished in a number of Ways. In this particular construction, an opening 33 is provided in the band 19 to receive la projection 34 formed on a pivoted arm l35. Itfwill be readily understood that thel opening 33and the pivotedv arm 35 may be disposed tofst'op the tub in any predetermined position. As shown, the larm 35 is carried Vby the bell crank 29, thereby providing for the locking ot the tub in a predetei-mined osition .when the sleeve 24 isactuated lto re ease the band 19. i

. Many` diil'erent attachments' may be proyided for operating vthe bell crank l29 to actuate the clutch., Inylthis particular embodimentof the invention, a rod 36 is rotatablymounted in `a vertical position in the frame and hasiattached to its lower end a crank arm 3'18Ywhich is connected to the bell crank 29 by means of a connecting rod 37.

Y vThe rotation of the rod 36 may be effected in any suitableymann'er such, for example, as by the yprovision of a lever 39.

Assumingthat the clutch member 13'has .been expanded to'engagethe complementary 4clutch memberv19 and that the projection 34 has 'been lwithdrawn from the opening 33,

then, when the ino-tor 11 is set in operation,

motion is transmitted to the tub 30.

In order to release the clntchmember 19,

4the bell `craiik 29 isfoscillated counter clockwise, as shown in Fig. 1, moving the sleeve `24"ontwz-1rdly alongfthe `shaft 10 Land allowfthe''lever'arm 17 to swing downward underfthe action of the resili'entrlsplit ring 1,3 onjtlieispreaderlS. ',Tlus, the split ring 'disengags and lreleases the clutch member 'and loclisthe band 19 in position.

`35 is also oscillated counter clock wise to move the projection 3d against the band 19.

lVhen the opening 33 alines with the prothe opening 'lhe operation or the bell crank 29 is eii'ected through tlie"rod'3b, lever 38 and connecting rod i lVhen ithis desired to actuate 'the clutch to connect the driving 'and driven members, the bell crank 29 is oscillated clock wise to project the ksleeve 24 inwardly by thus vforcing the lower 'end oi the lever arm 17 ontwardly and rotating the spreader 18 to eX- pand the clutch lmen'iber 13 to grip the complementary ,clutch member 19. As the bell crankis rotated clockwise, the projection 3/1 isvwithdrawn from the opening 33 to release the clutch member 19.

vWhilethe illustrated example constitutes the particular improvement of my invention, l' do not limit myself strictly to lthe'exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same may be considerably varied without departing from the spirit of' the invention, as set'iorth in the appended claims.`

Having described'my invention, whatl claim as new and desire to secure by'Letters Patent is: 1

1. A clutch for connecting a driving Vmember to a driven member ctnnprisin'g, in combination, a band connected to one of said members, a split i'ing disposed in the band, means operable to expand the splitk ring to grip the band and means disposed to engage the band to reta-in it in a predetermined position. 4

Q. Aclutch for connecting( a driving member toa vdriven member comprising, in combination, a band connected to one oi' said members, a split ring disposed in' the band,

jection 34, the latter engages adaptedV to bemoved into engagement with the band to lock it in a predetermined position, said arm having a projection formed I thereon and said. band having an opening formed therein'to receive the projection.

4. A' clutch member for connecting a'driving member to a driven member comprising,

vin combination, a band connect-ed to one of said members, a split ring disposed in the band, al spreader arranged between the ends ,i

ofthe split ring, and meansdisposed toengage the band and lock it in a predetermined position.

5. A clutch for connecting a driving member to a driven member comprising, in combination, a band connect-ed to one ot' said members, a split ring located in the band, a spreader disposed between the ends of the split ring, a lever arm carried by the spreader, means cooperative with said lever to eilect the operation of the spreader to eX- pand the ring to grip the band, and a manually operated means adapted to lock the band in a predetermined position.

(S. 1n a washing-machine drive, a clutch for connectingfa driving member to a driven member comprising, in combina-tion, a split ring attached to the driving member, a band connected to the driven member rotatably mounted on said split ring, means cooperative to expand said split ring to grip the band, means adapted to lock said band in a predetermined position.

7. ln a washing machine drive, a clutch for connecting a driving member to a driven member comprising, in combination, a split ring attached to the driving member, a band connected to the driven member rotatably mounted on said split ring, means coopera-V tive to expand said split ring to grip the band, means adapted to lock said band in a predetermined position, said locking means being disposed to engage the band when the band is released from the split ring.

8; In a washing-machine drive, a clutch for connecting a. driving member to a driven .member comprising, in combination, a split ring attached to the driving member, a band presenting a friction tace rotatably disposed on the split ring, a spreader rotatably mounted between the ends of the split ring, a lever carried by said spreader, means slidably mount-ed on tlie driving member cooperative to operate the lever and means disposedfor operationto lock the band in a predetermined position wh-en released by said split ring. i

9. A washing-machine drive comprising, in combination, a driving member, a split ring attached to one end of saiddriving member, a band rotatably disposed on said split ring, said band being connected to an oscillatory tub, a spreader rotatably mounted between the ends of the split ring, means adapted to-actuate the spreader to eifect the gripping ot' the band by said split ring, said actuating means being resilient, locking meansV disposed to lock the bandin a predetermined position to retain the tub in a vertical position, said locking means being operable by said actuating means vto lock the band in a predetermined position upon its release from the said split ring.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 11th day of November, 1924.

HALSEY D. PAYNE. 

